House passes medical isotope production bill
The House on Thursday passed the the American Medical Isotopes Production Act in a 400-17 vote. The bill, which now heads to the Senate, would allow for domestic production of medical isotopes, assuring steady availability in the U.S. The supply of molybdenum-99 is at risk because of the shutdown of a Canadian reactor and the scheduled shutdown of a Dutch reactor.
RiverCountryJournal.com (Three Rivers, Mich.) | 11/05
This story published in SNM SmartBrief on 11/06/2009
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